# N678L: 1945 Lockheed 18-56, registration cancelled 2012-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642)
- Engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027)
- Serial number: 2453
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1955
- Last registry action: September 30, 1978
- Mode S code: A8FA6A
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=678L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678L-2012-10-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Lockheed 18-56: https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC65I0104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65I0104), Feb 14, 1965: Lockheed 18 (N678L), Wheeling, WV, incident, no damage

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